lachrymose
[ lak-ruh-mohs ]
/ ˈlæk rəˌmoʊs /
adjective
suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
given to shedding tears readily; tearful.
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the act of a person who encloses something in or as if in a casing or covering
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lach·ry·mose·ly, adverblach·ry·mos·i·ty [lak-ruh-mos-i-tee], /ˌlæk rəˈmɒs ɪ ti/, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Maybe it wasn't amid her children Niobe wept, but for them; anyhow I remember her as a symbol of lachrymosity.
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British Dictionary definitions for lachrymose
lachrymose
/ (ˈlækrɪˌməʊs, -ˌməʊz) /
adjective
given to weeping; tearful
mournful; sad
Derived forms of lachrymose
lachrymosely, adverblachrymosity (ˌlækrɪˈmɒsɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for lachrymose
C17: from Latin lacrimōsus, from lacrima a tear
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